We can no longer stand for the Security Council passing resolutions and then in effect heaving alongside and taking a vacation. We cannot leave it to the secretary general to go cap in hand.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
But I would say if the Security Council is only relevant if it agrees with the United States, then we have come a long way in a direction that I do not like very much.
It's very liberating for me to realize that I don't have to step up to the plate with a plot that involves the U.N. Security Council.
We've walked away from our treaty obligations in Ukraine, putting NATO at risk.
We need a reform of the Security Council. It must be perceived as truly representative by all the 191 member states, to uphold the credibility and legitimacy of the UN as the main political arena.
I think there has to be greater heed paid by the Security Council members to military advice.
We saw there was no consensus in the U.N. Security Council. It was impossible, due to the threatened veto by some.
We must have a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. forces - or at the very least a plan for it - something the administration has incredulously failed to do for over two years.
There are big issues, like the reform of the Security Council. These kinds of questions are something the President of the General Assembly must keep his eye on.
We can't let government make long-term commitments that it may not be able to keep.
I think that we have to do our job well, investigate thoroughly and then describe very honestly what we see to the Security Council. And some of the things might please people there and other things may not please the people.
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